LUCKNOW, Oct. 19 -- The Uttar Pradesh government has doubled the number of scholarships for meritorious children of farmers and agricultural labourers pursuing agricultural education, while increasing the annual assistance from Rs 36,000 to Rs 60,000 per student. "Under the Mukhyamantri Krishak Chhatravritti Yojana, administered by the state agricultural produce market board, up to 90 students at each agricultural university or institute will receive scholarships against 45 earlier," Mandi Parishad director Jintendra Pratap Singh said here on Sunday adding, "At agricultural colleges, the quota has been raised from 15 to 30 students." The total number of designated scholarships across 11 agricultural universities and institutes and 61 agricultural colleges has increased from 1,410 to 2,820. The monthly scholarship amount, according to Singh, has also been raised from Rs 3,000 to Rs 5,000, providing each selected student an additional Rs 24,000 annually. The scheme covers eligible students pursuing undergraduate and postgraduate courses in agriculture, horticulture, forestry, animal husbandry and related disciplines....